Jeff Manning
Born
Utah, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJeffrey Manning
Occupation(s)Voice actor, narrator
AgentTriple Sun Talent

Jeff Manning, also credited as Jeffrey Manning, is an American voice actor and narrator based in Japan. He is known primarily for his work on the North American English dub of Iron Chef, as well as roles in several video games and voice-overs on numerous television commercials. He is perhaps best known as the Announcer and Master Hand in the first Nintendo 64 game Super Smash Bros.[2] He previously worked for Mickey's Company, an agency based in Japan. He now works for Triple Sun Talent, another agency based in Japan.

Bio

A native of Utah, and alumni of Brigham Young University, Manning first came to Japan as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He returned there in 1983 to work for Frontier Enterprises doing studio dubbing.

Notable roles

Anime

Year Title Role Notes Source
1995Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super GalaxyChang Changku / 006English Dub
1999, 2000Sensual PhraseFreddie Brown, Rupert GrazerEps. 31, 33, 44
Original Japanese dub
2001Case ClosedEd McKayEps. 238-239
Original Japanese dub
2007Ghost HuntDr. Oliver Davis/Raymond WallEp. 20
Original Japanese dub
2012Little Charo: Tohoku-henMage, YoshioEps. 3, 7
English Dub
2012Kids on the SlopeMale CustomerEp. 4
Original Japanese dub
2014Sword Art Online IINPC GunmanEp. 4
Original Japanese dub		[3]
2019Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue SapphireZhon Han ChenOriginal Japanese dub
2019Free! Road to the World - the DreamAlbert VolandelOriginal Japanese dub[4]
2022Free! The Final StrokeAlbert VolandelOriginal Japanese dub[5]

Live action

Video games

Year Title Role Platform Source
1991Ys III: Wanderers from YsKing McGuireTurboGrafx-CD[8]
1996Clock TowerNolan CampbellPlayStation[8]
1997The NoteToshiPlayStation[8]
1997Willy WombatTagdorSega Saturn[8]
1997Ray TracersJalta LangPlayStation
1998SoulcaliburAnnouncerArcade / Dreamcast / iOS / Xbox 360 / Android[9]
1999Super Smash Bros.Announcer, Master HandNintendo 64[2]
1999Countdown VampiresKeith J. SnyderPlayStation
2000Chase The ExpressPhillip MasonPlayStation[8]
2000ShenmueSusumu AkutagawaDreamcast / Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One[8]
2001Blaster Master: Blasting AgainKaiser, Murph, RingagePlayStation[8]
2002Virtua Fighter 4Lion RafaleArcade / PlayStation 2[10]
2003Transformers TatakiMegatron / GalvatronPlayStation 2
2004Glass RoseMatsunosuke Shimada, Jungo OgasawaraPlayStation 2[8]
2004Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost OceanRodolfoGameCube[8]
2005Virtua QuestLion RafaleGameCube / PlayStation 2[11]
2005Shining Force NeoMaxPlayStation 2[8]
2007Virtua Fighter 5Lion RafaleArcade / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360
2007Mega Man ZX AdventBifrostNintendo DS[12]
2010Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-StarsAnnouncerArcade / Wii
2010Arc Rise FantasiaHoseaWii
2010Ace Combat: Joint AssaultAdditional voicesPlayStation Portable
2017Super Bomberman RRed BombermanNintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 / Windows / Xbox One[8]
2020NinjalaAnnouncerNintendo Switch

References

  1. ↑ "Jeff Manning on Gaikokujin-Talent.com" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 HAL Laboratory. Super Smash Bros. Nintendo. Scene: Ending credits, 0:55 in, Voice Actors.
  3. ↑ "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：マニング ジェフ(Jeff Manning)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Jeff Manning]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ "CHARACTER | 『劇場版 Free!-Road to the World-夢』公式サイト". rw.iwatobi-sc.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ "CAST/STAFF | 『劇場版 Free!-the Final Stroke-』公式サイト". fs.iwatobi-sc.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: THE ABSOLUTE CONSPIRACY ENGLISH CAST REVEALED!". Ultraman Galaxy. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: THE ABSOLUTE CONSPIRACY ENGLISH CAST REVEALED!". Tsuburaya Productions. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Jeff Manning (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 24, 2017. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. ↑ Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "Jeffry Maning" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "Jeff Manning" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Virtua Quest voice cast". Album on Imgur. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ Inti Creates. Mega Man ZX Advent. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 3:24:31 in, –VOICE CAST–.


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